Block & Focus

This FREE Google Chrome extension is the key to stopping you from impulse checking the worst killer of productivity: the internet. We all have those websites that can pull us in for hours on end. The Block & Focus Chrome extension blocks websites of your choice for set times, which are configured according to the Pomodoro Technique: short breaks between work, and then one longer break. Here's how to use it:

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Search Block & Focus in your Chrome browser
Click on Chrome store link
Click “Add to Chrome” button on top right of the Block & Focus page

Adding the extension

Customizing your settings

Click the icon in your toolbar, and click “OPTIONS”
- From here, you can customize timers, what websites you block, appearances, and so forth. You can also choose for the extension to collect activity statistics.

To change block times type desired time beside which time slot you would like to change

To add a site to block add the URL to the text box with the heading “Websites you want to block”

To change any other setting including hiding the “PAUSE” and “STOP” buttons, flip the toggle switch beside the desired setting

Using the Extension

When you want to utilize Block & Focus, click the icon in your toolbar, and click “START”
You can use “PAUSE” and “STOP” at your discretion
If you try to access a website you have blocked during a work period the page will be blocked and in its place a motivational quote will appear

Analyzing your data

You can collect data on your work cycles to reflect on your study habits
To see reports on your productivity (measure by how many work cycles you complete), click the icon in your toolbar, then click “STATISTICS”

And that’s all! This extension is designed to be super simplistic and easy to use.

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